Julia and The Road to Freedom

Julia progresses from cradle to grave, showing how government makes every good thing in her life possible. The weak economy, high unemployment, falling wages, rising gas prices, the national debt, the insolvency of entitlements – all these are fictionally assumed away in a cartoon produced by a president who wants us to forget about them.

In case you missed it, the Obama campaign released The Life of Julia, an infographic detailing how women will supposedly benefit from President Obama's policies from ages 3 to 67, as a way to reach women voters. Website visitors are invited to, "Take a look at how President Obama's policies help one woman over her lifetime-and how Mitt Romney would change her story."

This Life of Julia story is grabbing national headlines and lots of media time. Why? Because it taps into a fundamental question we are facing as a nation. Are we going to slide toward statism or fight for limited government?

What is free enterprise? It is the system of values and laws that respects private property and limits government, encourages competition and industry, celebrates achievement based on merit, and creates individual opportunity. Under free enterprise, people can pursue their own ends, and they reap the rewards and consequences, positive and negative, of their own actions. Free enterprise requires trust in markets to produce the most desirable outcomes for society. It is the opposite of statism, which is the belief that the government is generally the best, fairest, and most trustworthy entity to distribute resources and coordinate our economic lives.

With each government policy, we are taking a step in one direction or the other. The Life of Julia infographic presents government as an important, necessary and ultimately, good part of every stage of a woman’s life, without recognizing the freedom Julia has given up. I hope women who are tempted by the The Life of Julia will take a moment to click on this link to learn more about The Road to Freedom.

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Independent Women’s Forum’s mission is to improve the lives of Americans by increasing the number of women who value free markets and personal liberty. Sister organization of Independent Women’s Voice.